This page is for Katherine, Amal, Marina and Colin.

Chapter 7.4: The Oases

Oasis Enviorment

• It usually had fresh water and vegetation
• It provided shade and drinking water for animals (camels, livestock)
• They varied in size
• They were either springs or trapped water

Oasis Adaption

• People often set up shelters near oasis
• They served as places to rest
• They grew crops around them due to the wet soil
• Date palms that grew around oasis provided food, shade, and irrigation
• People traded around oases
• Nomads built large communities around oasis thus making them SEDENTARY

-Amal Hayat
5th period

Desert Environment:

• Many sand dunes (can be up to 800 ft.)
• Windstorms/ Sandstorms/ Flash floods
• Oases
• Droughts can last for years
• Up to 120 degrees Fahrenheit during the day
• Below freezing at night

Desert Adaptations:

• Camels for transportation
• Head coverings for heat protection
• Loose-fitting clothing to keep cool
• Tents as temporary homes
• Nomadic lifestyle
• Raise livestock for meat and dairy

-Marina Sidlow (3/4 period)

Chapter 7.5 The Coastal Plain

Coastal Plain Environment

• Cost of the peninsula
• Rain not a lot not to little
• Fresh water river beds
• Natural harbors along the shore
• Very flat and dry for most of the year

Coastal Plain Adaptations

• Trade routes along water and land
• With the land across the plain people would farm
• Built dams, deep wells, & irrigation systems
• Natural harbors would be used for the trade center
• Crops: vegetable, fruits, Th& whole grains; Fish along cost
• Used tree's wood to build their boats

-Katherine Butler (5/6 period)

Chapter 7.6 The Mountains

Mountain Environment

• 20 inches of rain fall each year
• 1,000-12,000 feet tall
• on the western and southern end

Mountain Adaptations

• Terraces
• mud brick buildings
• Water containers: hollowed out trees and underground storage

Colin Farrell 3/4 period history